Pacific Crest Trail: WA Section 4
SHEEP LAKE to WHITE PASS: Get high into the snowy contours of Goat Rocks Wilderness on this 22.2-mile leg. Bring an ice axe and lightweight crampons for the Packwood Glacier.
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Vancouver, WA: Silver Star MountainTraverse a wildflower-strewn ridge to stunning views in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Pacific Crest Trail: WA Section 9STEVENS PASS to KENNEDY RIDGE: This 40.4-mile leg serves up plenty of challenge and isolation: bottomless canyons, long talus slopes, and raging creeks add an extra edge to the overall beauty. Vancouver, WA: Round LakeBring your swimsuit: This 4.6-mile canyon hike features picture-perfect waterfalls, chilly mountain pools, and slim sandstone walls set in lush oak and sycamore forests. |
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Fuller MountainTake a walk through the woods on this tour of the Snoqualmie Forest near North Bend's Mt. Si. Access lakes and enjoy a view of Mt. Si's Moon Wall from the top of Fuller Mountain. Mountain Biking 4/21/2009Tokul West |
From the Field: BACKPACKER Trail Scouts' Top Western Local HikesWhether you want an uncrowded hike in Zion National Park or a five-miler through a gypsum dune field in New Mexico, our scouts have paved the way. The High Life: Hidden Lake Peak Fire Lookout, WAClaim an eagle's roost above Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. |
Rip & Go: Heather & Maple Pass Loop, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, WAOrbit an alpine lake on the edge of North Cascades National Park. Easy Epics: 17 Drive-up Campsites a Backpacker Will LoveCombine the best of car camping (spacious tents, comfy chairs, frosty margaritas!) and the best of backpacking (deep solitude, outrageous scenery, swimming holes!) with these 17 accessible hideaways. |
Tatoosh Range, Mt. Rainier National Park, WAIn September 2005, BACKPACKER editor Jonathan Dorn joined the magazine's Northwest sales rep Nick Freedman and his friend, Susan, for a weekend hike in the little-known Tatoosh Range before a summit attempt on Mt. Rainier. (Photos by Jonathan Dorn) |
3D Flyover: Olympic National ParkRamble from giant virgin cedar, hemlock, fir trees to high alpine peaks and classic Northwest rainforest on this 45-mile epic. |
Editors' Choice Snow Award 2012: Sierra Designs Tov and L.L. Bean Ultralite 850Gear Editor Kristin Hostetter explains the new innovations in down insulation technology |
Editors' Choice Snow Award 2012: Vasque Snow Junkie UD BootsStaff Photographer Ben Fullerton reviews the lightweight Snow Junkie boots from Vasque |
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